going to Philly
 

I am going to Philadelphia in early October. I am wondering what the weather will be like. Should I pack sweaters or will shorts be ok?

Also, anyone familiar with the greeks at U of Penn? Do they have houses to visit?

I visited my friend at Penn who is a Phi Kap. Beautiful campus, beautiful houses. Philadelphia weather is very similar to DC, the nicest time of year IMO. Probably upper 60s-low 70s, so I'll let you be the judge of whether that is short or sweater weather for you.:) There will probably be some nice fall foliage... I should go up there too around then!

Philly's awesome! I'd say plan on layers and check weather.com before you leave. Unless we have a "Native American" summer, I don't think it'll be warm enough for short. Penn has chapter houses, but I'm not familiar with their locations.

I second what the previous two posters said. October weather in PA can be kinda iffy. It might be nice and warm, or it might be rather chilly. Most likely, it will be like violetpretty said - 60's, maybe low 70's. And like jess_pom said, pack layers and check the weather forecast if you can.

As for houses at UPenn, this is the list I found from the UPenn Greek Life website.

UNIVERSITY OWNED/RELATED
Alpha Chi Omega 3906 Spruce Street
Alpha Tau Omega 225 S. 39th Street
Beta Theta Pi 3900 Spruce Street
Chi Omega 3926 Spruce Street
Delta Kappa Epsilon 307 S. 39th Street
Delta Phi 3627 Locust Walk
Delta Upsilon 3829 Walnut Street
Kappa Alpha Society 124 S. 39th Street
Kappa Sigma 3706 Locust Walk
Kappa Alpha Theta 130 S. 39th Street
Lambda Chi Alpha 128 S. 39th Street
Phi Delta Theta 3700 Locust Walk
Phi Kappa Psi 3934 Locust Walk
Pi Kappa Alpha 3916 Spruce Street
Psi Upsilon 250 S. 36th Street
Sigma Alpha Epsilon 3908 Spruce Street
Sigma Alpha Mu 3817 Walnut Street
Sigma Chi 3809 Locust Walk
Sigma Delta Tau 3833 Walnut Street
Sigma Kappa 3928 Spruce Street
Sigma Phi Epsilon 4028 Walnut Street
Tau Epsilon Phi 3805 Walnut Street
Zeta Beta Tau 235 S. 39th Street
Zeta Psi 3337 Walnut Street

PRIVATELY OWNED
Alpha Chi Rho 219 S. 36th Street
Delta Psi 3637 Locust Walk
Phi Kappa Sigma 3539 Locust Walk
Phi Sigma Sigma 4032 Walnut Street
Sigma Nu 3819 Walnut Street

LEASED HOUSES
Alpha Epsilon Pi 4039 Walnut Street
Alpha Phi 4045 Walnut Street
Delta Delta Delta 4044 Spruce Street
Pi Kappa Phi 4040-42 Walnut Street

Thanks for the replies. Guess I need to do some shopping for some winter type clothes. Also, is Drexel right next to U of Penn? Where is the muesem with respect to U Penn?

Yes, the two campuses are only a few block apart (Penn is at 34th and Walnut, Drexel is one block over on Chestnut and 33rd. Google map it.). Not sure what museum you're referring to.

I believe the Art Museum area (Franklin Institute, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Academy of Natural Sciences, Please Touch Museum for Children) is about 2 miles from UPenn and Drexel.

If you are going to be in Philly for a couple days and have lots of time for sightseeing, you might want to look into getting the CityPass...$54 for adults and $37 for kids...includes The Franklin Institute, Adventure Aquarium in Camden, Philadelphia Trolley Works, Philadelphia Zoo, National Constitution Center, and choice of The Academy of Natural Sciences or Eastern State Penitentiary. Unfortunately, the CityPass doesn't include the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

But the Art Museum is "pay what you want" on Sundays!